Besides her connection to people with disabilities, Megan also has interesting parallels to the trans community. Namely, that she’s physically a man’s hand but still a girl in mind and spirit. In our (super flawed) world, there would be major debate over whether this kid was “really” a little girl. Heck, one look at interviewers talking to Laverne Cox shows that our overarching culture can be downright ignorant about gender identification. And yet every time Cecil mentions Megan on the show, he always, always, uses feminine pronouns. He always describes her as a little girl. Not once is it even suggested that Megan could be a boy or is actually a man. She sees herself as a little girl, so that’s who she is inside. And Cecil, being the kind of person that he is, wouldn’t dare stomp on her spirit. Yes, even when she has her body surgery and takes over the body of a nearly seven foot tall grown man, Cecil still refers to her as “she” and “a little girl.” He’s the kind of ally you want to see.
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